The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-25

| Mr. Frank Stutzman has left Johnstown
to accept position in the office of the Cres
son and Clearfield County Railroad, at Cres
son.
The name of W ii Barnhart, candidate
for Register and Recorder, has been added to
our announcement column since our last
issue
The seventh annual encampment of thu
Eastern Pennsylvania Division Sons of Vet
Grams, will be held at Altoona on the 14th OF
June.
Representative Miller returned from Har
risburg Thursday. Representative Pugh go
home Saturday, and has once more resumed
the practice of the law.
The Somerset base bali club have received
and accepted challenge from the Meyers
dale club The game viii take place at som
erset some day next week.
Gardeners tell us that the potato bugs are
on hand in goodly numbers, ready for the
work of destruction as soon as the plant
peeps through the ground.
Under the rules governing the holding of
Republican primary elections in Somerset
county, all candidates must hand in their
announcements at least twenty days before
the day of election.
Our farmers have been making the most
of the fine weather of the past eight days,
and have nearly all Of their corn and pota-
toes planted In lnany places the corn is al
ready growing nicely.
Mr. George Cunningham will leave for
Kansas to-day, where he expects TO make
his future home. His family will remain in
Somerset until he has permanently located,
when they will join him.
The remark that the Governor of North
Carolina made 10 the Chief Executive of a
neighboring State will not likely be heard,
with any degree of frequency, within our
county limits for the next year
The second week of the regular May term
of Court commenced at 10 o'clock Monday
Morning. There are very few people in at
tendance outside of the usual number of ju-
rors, suitors and witnesses
The grand odge Of odd Fellows, in session
at Scranton this week elected J. w. Haney,
of Allegheny, grand master. The per capita
tax at was fixed at ten cents per term. Near
ly 500 delegates were in attendance.
Capt W H. sanner having sometime since
resigned the Craftsmanship of the Republic
can County Committee, the duties of that po-
sition have devolved upon the other officers
of the organization. the Chairman, protein.
and Secretary.
The action of the Senate in defeating the
bill to prevent the sale of liquor on Memorial
Day may have been induced by the belief
that in drinking 10 the memory of the de-
parted heroes something stronger than wa
ter is required.
Landlord Higenbotbam has completed ar
to start wholesale liquor store in the base
ment of the Glade House under his distillers'
license Mr. Topper sells in guam titles not
less than gallon but can only sell at one
place in the county.
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Mr.. Daniel Flick died, after protracted
illness. at his home in Somerset, Thursday
morning. He was seventy-three years of
age His funeral took place Friday evening.
For several years past Mr.. Flick had been
employed about the Court House during the
sessions Of the Court.
Mr. Thomas T. Shoemaker, who is now
located at BelIefontc, and Mr.. Ed Mctiov-
ern. now Of Towanda. are in attendance at
Somerset court Both young gentlemen
made their home in Somerset for quite a
length of time while engaged in the construc-
lion of the South Penn Railroad, and have
many friends here who were glad to take
them bv the hand once more.
Rev. Father Rosenteel yesterday announ-
ced from the altar OF St. Jc..n's Church that
next Sunday Father McAvoy will take up
collection in st. Johns TO assist in building
his new church at Meyersdale Somerset
County. Recently Father McAvoy was pre-
sented with 81 500 by his old congregation
in Pittsburgh to help with his Meyersdale
enterprise. --.Jol,,sstora Tribune.
The Supreme Court will hear the Hunting
don county eases in Philadelphia this week
The decision of the supreme Court on the
liquor license cases from that county will be
looked for with much interest by the citi-
zens Of this county As the applicants for IL
cense here are in the same boat with their
Huntingdon brethren. In both counties the
Associates oyer-rued the President Judge
and refused all licens es.
One day last week Lewis Pifer broke open
the front door Of the Borough lookup, and
tried TO release his brother William, who
was confined there for violation of Bor-
ough ordinances. Lewis was not successful
in his attempt at releasing William, but sue
ceeded, with the assistance of Policeman Gil-
bert. in getting into one of the cells and hay
ing the door locked on him. When he had
gotten sufficiently sober he was taken before
Justice Hicks, and bound over for his APP
pearanee at Court.
A close and exciting game of base ball was
PLAYED ON the home grounds last Thursday
afternoon. between the Glades and Ma
rooms 1t was pretty much contest be-
tween batteries . throughout, and Meyers
and Uhl demonstrated to those present that
they are able to play ball, and good ball.
Following is the score by innings
Innings. .,.............- 8 6 9
Giades. 2 | 0 ] o-s
Maroons ................... ? 0 / Is
Base on balls of Beanhy, 2; Meyers, o Struck
out nv BeachS 4s saylor Meyers, IL. Time,
hours and 20 minutes Umpire, cofiroth-
DIR. Albert r. Brubaker son Of Dr. Henry
Brubaker, and wife were passengers on the
steamer Britannia, which sailed from New
York for Liverpool last "Wednesday. Twen-
ty-seven hours later, while steamirg through
a dense fog some three hundred and fifty
miles OUT, she collided with the Celtic, of the
same line, inward bound. Both vessels were
y,.,ii,- dan, ep,,d and returned 10 New York